As we look forward to 2022, some may be plotting New Year’s resolutions.\u00a0Or maybe not?<\/b>
\nNEW YORK (CBSNewYork) \u2013 As we look forward to 2022, some may be plotting New Year\u2019s resolutions. Or maybe not? CBS2\u2019s Nick Caloway went to find out what people are giving up after the countdown. Perhaps it\u2019s the pandemic, or maybe just managing expectations, but after two years of down times, resolutions are not top of mind. \u201cNo, haven\u2019t thought about it. Just try to stay fit and be safe, honestly,\u201d said Pam Ferrari of North Arlington, N.J. Caloway heard that a lot as shoppers browsed the greenmarket at Union Square Park. According to a CBS News poll, just 29% of Americans say they\u2019ll be making a New Year\u2019s resolution this year. That\u2019s down from 43% a year ago. Still, plenty of people Caloway found like to set goals for the new year. \u201cTrying to lose some weight. A little bit, not much,\u201d said East Harlem resident William Rosario. There\u2019s the usual: Eat right, exercise more. And there\u2019s the more nostalgic. \u201cReaching out to more people in the New Year, more friends that I haven\u2019t seen in a long time,\u201d said Roxy Dorrance of Chicago. \u201cI would like to find peace and grow my career,\u201d said East Harlem resident Krissy Fantasia. \u201cTry to be a better person,\u201d said K. Vaughn of Philadelphia. \u201cWe make New Year\u2019s resolutions by creating, like, a plan, like, what we\u2019re going to do for the year, what potentials we are going to try to achieve this year,\u201d said Edgewater resident Anthony Church. Lots of us like to start out the new year on a health note. For Hilary Sheinbaum, that means embarking on a dry January. \u201cThat means no beer, no wine, no spirits, no cocktails for 31 days,\u201d she said. Sheinbaum even wrote a book about it, called \u201cThe Dry Challenge,\u201d to help others who might want to give it a try. \u201cIt can definitely be hard. But there are so many benefits, including physical benefits, mental benefits, and certainly financial benefits. Because alcohol is really expensive,\u201d she said. You may have guessed the most popular New Year\u2019s resolution is usually losing weight and improving health, which is probably why the gym will be so crowded in 2022 \u2013 at least for the first few weeks.<\/p>\n